Mesquite Sofa

I finished this sofa about 6 months ago. It was the most ambitious project I’ve ever done. All the joinery is mortise/tenon. The back panels are book-matched and are 3/4 inch thick. This was my own design and it has over 400 bf of mesquite! The finish is 10 coats of tung oil. I hired the upholstery done. We love this sofa, but never again…

Great job!! I just showed it to my wife – she wants one. Would like more detail if possible -dimensions , how you fastened the sections together and any other valuable information. You can email me at jackpayne45@yahoo.com.

Thanks for the comments—I’ll be glad to send my drawing and sketches to anyone who wants them. This was a BIG project, and it had a good part of my shop tied up for six months, that said, it was fun and expensive. If you hire out the upholstery (in leather) you will have more than $15k invested—that’s charging NOTHING for your own work! Contact me thru my new website, and I’ll send you all the notes, sketches that I have. Good Luck.

I came across this project after doing a search for people building their own sofa. what a beautiful project! My wife and I are just finishing an addition and I would love to build a piece for our new room. I have seen very few examples of something like what you built. I would love to see drawings, pics, or anything you have on how you put it together (dimensions, joinery, support for the cushions, etc….). I just created my account, so I cannot send messages at this point. Thanks for your help.